OS1/10/11/75

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
WESTERN BANK [Dumfries] Western Bank
Western Bank
Western Bank of Scotland
Archibald Hamilton
Inscription on BanK
R. Kemp Esqre.
049 [situation] On the N.E. [North East] side of Charlotte Street -
A plain-built house two Storeys high and in good repair, - in which is held a branch bank of the Western BanK, - hence the Name.
JAIL [Dumfries] Dumfries Prison
Jail
Jail
Jail
Gaol
Mr. Kidd
J.H. Bell
Map of Town 1819
R. Kemp Esqre Town Clerk
A. Hamilton Esqre.
049 [situation] On the S.E. [South East] side of Buccleuch Street.
A large building 4 Storeys high and Capable of retaining in Separate Cells 56 prisoners. - The Jail was first built in 1802 erected at the Cost of the County and Burgh. The Annual average number of prisoners Confined is 48.

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